EVALUATION OF PROXIMATE AND MINERAL COMPOSITION IN Cajanus cajan LEAVES

K. A. Adaramola; A. I. Amusat; A. O. Oyelakin; H. M. Tairu; B. R. Olawale

doi:10.51791/njap.vi.6907

Auteurs

K. A. Adaramola Oyo Of Agriculture and Technology P-M.B.10, Igboora, Oyo State
A. I. Amusat Oyo Of Agriculture and Technology P-M.B.10, Igboora, Oyo State
A. O. Oyelakin Oyo Of Agriculture and Technology P-M.B.10, Igboora, Oyo State
H. M. Tairu Oyo Of Agriculture and Technology P-M.B.10, Igboora, Oyo State
B. R. Olawale Oyo Of Agriculture and Technology P-M.B.10, Igboora, Oyo State

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.6907

Mots-clés :

Cajanus cajan, Proximate and Mineral content

Résumé

The leaves of Cajanus cajan was evaluated for the proximate and mineral composition. Atomic absorption spectrometry was used in determination of the leaves for Phosphorus, Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium. The results of proximate analysis indicate that the leaves had high crude protein (17.06%), moisture (55.04%), ether extract (2.39%), crude fibre (25.82%), and ash (9.12%). Mineral analysis indicate the Cajanus cajan leaves contained some essential mineral suchas Potassium (K) (0.80%), Calcium (Ca) (0.37%), Phosphorus (P) (0.36%), and Magnessium (Mg) (0.38%). The overall results suggest that Cajanus cajan leaves is of high nutritional quality due to high CP and mineral contents.